Don Jayathilakalage Mahinda Jayathilaka vs Nandani Malkanthi Rajapuruge – CA CPA/0080/2019-2024

In the case between Nandani Malkanthi Rajapuruge (Complainant‑Respondent) and Don Jayathilakalage Mahinda Jayathilaka (Accused‑Petitioner), the court addressed whether exceptional circumstances existed to justify invoking the revisionary jurisdiction of the Court of Appeal. It was held that the petitioner failed to establish grounds for revision due to the absence of exceptional circumstances, an unexplained delay, and the non-exercise of the statutory right to appeal. The principle reaffirmed was that revision is an exceptional remedy, not a substitute for an appeal, available only under special situations. The decision relied on precedents such as Thilagaratnam v. E.A.P. Edirisingha and Cadaman Pulle v. Ceylon Paper Sacks Ltd., emphasizing strict limitations on the exercise of revisionar